LOT 2859
Domitian AE Sestertius. AD 88-89.
Rome. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XIII CENS PER P P, laureate head to right / IOVI VICTORI, Jupiter seated to left, holding Victory and sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC II.1 633; C. 313; BN 436; BMCRE 406. Near Very Fine. Tooled.(28.76gr, 34mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2859
Domitian AE Sestertius.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Crispus, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 316-326.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Siscia mint; struck AD 320. 4th officina. IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES, laureate and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield / VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard inscribed VOT X with captive seated on ground to either side; S-F across fields, HL (ligate) in right field, ΔSIS(star) in exergue. RIC VII 124. 2.60gr, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Full silvering.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Tetricus I BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Local imitation. IMP C [...]ETTRICVS AVG, radiate bust to right / VICTO[...] AVG, Victory standing to left, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 141. 1.86gr, 18mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. An imitating issue of a very rare variant.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Probus BI Antoninianus. AD 276-282.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Rome mint; struck AD 282. 7th officina. PROBVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVG, emperor riding to left, holding spear with left hand and raising his right; captive at feet; RIZ in exergue. RIC V.2 158; probuscoins.fr 253-4; MPR 499. 3.29gr, 24mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Well centered on an oval flan.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
